BUILDING HABITS to improve your chess | 1400-1550 ELO

[@chessbrah]

If you'd like to watch the full-length version of these videos, head over to kzbin.info to find the playlist. Thanks for watching!

[@juhonieminen4219]

The full videos are so much better content than these short clips. I've been watching over dozen of chess channels and the FULL Habit-series is pure gold. I just came here to say that these versions are too short and people are missing a lot if they don't find the full bliss if maximum habits.

[@sebastianboltz736]

I literally have to watch the video series now. Thats me in the video intro lol

[@dmsalomon]

Aman: "built habits, and play high percentage moves" Aman: "hoover the piece so he thinks it's a premove"

[@tikkj]

Dirty 'oh no my piece' fake premove traps are some of the most satisfying when they work

[@weevilunderwood149]

the Derrick Lewis tactic

[@electorofsaxony7646]

"Call an ambulance, call an ambulance...BUT NOT FOR ME"

[@Keyblade11master]

jokes aside, I ve managed to pull that sequence at least 3 times, and it is definately engine approved (even though I think for some reason Bc4 is not considered THE best move.

[@rbarreira2]

Sometimes you gotta break the rules a little if it's awesome enough.

[@cbrowne1283]

>Video Starts >"Follow the habits" >Instantly plays a beautiful piece of preparation all the way to mate with a filthy mind trick thrown in.

[@cameronnelson7938]

Hahaha true, but if you watch the series he only makes chat memorize a few openings and this one he'd gone through with chat many times.

[@GirinZan]

That's the caro-kann habits brah

[@M-F-H]

...and loses the next one within 10 moves... :D

[@JohnSmith-ul2ce]

@@M-F-H he lost on purpose to show what can happen. Won the next game in that exact position. I appreciate the demo

[@tongpoo8985]

@@M-F-H he's leaving himself open to common tactics at this level for the sake of education. Dude's a GM, they win 998 out of 1000 games against a 1400 rated player.

[@cosmicninja6924]

"I think we know what would piss him off more."

[@azure8490]

aman predicting low rated players mind is just truly amazing

[@xXDarQXx]

I mean, 1500 is barely low rated. lower rated definitely but not low rated.

[@DeathEaterLink]

@@xXDarQXx 1500 on chess.com= 1300 OTB. That is low rated from the perspective of a GM. Literally 1100 points below. The way I view a 300 ._.

[@ajtatosmano2]

it's still 96%...at least that's what I am telling myself .DDD

[@S0CD0C]

I love the idea of “learning” with us. Losing to a tactic you know but we don’t is so instructive.

[@wormulous]

Let's honestly give credit where credit is due. This man not only is showing you free chess lessons, but offering trades while doing so! That game at the end.... hilarious.

[@thebullybuffalo]

Yes and no. This is literally his streaming and KZbin content so he’s definitely making money off it

[@vijaz5559]

@@thebullybuffalo and we get it for free

[@thebullybuffalo]

@@vijaz5559 we get it for free but his subs pay for it. We wouldn't get it without his subs. Presumably, we also pay for it when we buy something based on an ad we watch on his video (which is why the ads are there in the first place). Econ 101

[@TheSchmiddler]

@@thebullybuffalo sounds more like marketing 101 than econ 101. Econ 101 would say it’s free content for viewers because a rational decision maker would not make a purchase without it increasing their own utility.

[@mikes1984]

@@TheSchmiddler thanks for the free finance lesson

[@shaunsalem]

I love how this series motivates me to play more chess. I think it’s the confidence factor combined with the “it’s okay to lose and learn from losing.” The best, most educational resource I’ve seen yet on playing chess as a hobby.

[@renaldiroekanto789]

the best part of this vids: 14:11.

[@wsbull78]

Totally agree. My fear of losing literally prevents me from playing sometimes.

[@notsofriendlyneighborcat6030]

@@wsbull78 me too lmao, but once you start playing again u get used to losing

[@olivierwieringa5682]

@@renaldiroekanto789 and 19:50 :D

[@versesgoliath]

It is always astonishing to see Aman's ability to bring himself to a lower ELO player's mindset, that prediction with the Rook is just spectacular.

[@ramoswayned.4122]

why is Aman's speaking voice so good

[@Chakkaly]

Years and years working on his pipes

[@xanbex8324]

Directly connected to his hair!

[@onajharmonikasmarko8592]

Especially compared to his non speaking voice

[@NerveEnd]

Probably because his speaking voice is good

[@lepiota1074]

Like the very few, he was Born to play at real Madrid.... Xdxdxdxd

[@TheMrAsmoove]

It's important to always hover.. Now we are getting to the good stuff!

[@sankara760]

Oof the first guy got KO'd to oblivion. Not as Yoked as yokednando though

[@damiester1]

Yokednando and his aggressive chess shall live on.

[@99sasanka]

Who is Yokendnando and what are his ways ? I need to watch .link pls

[@breezyashell]

@@99sasanka kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKLYkq1rlt2BeZY

[@sebastianboltz736]

That first guy was literally me lol. Someone sent me this video just a bit ago now i have to watch the whole series

[@JoanRaba21]

I know the purpose of the video is to be instructive... But the reality is I just laugh my ass off at those KOs

[@kebichlact6677]

i am a big fan of Danya but this elo rating climb is in my vibe also, cool to see both gms taught process.

[@peterbuchanan334]

Nice vid, I was dying at the queen hang in game 6 and the psychic powers at 19:30

[@acer4pidacer4pid15]

U sent me to an ad lul

[@imgame9259]

1:15 Eric Rosen would have been proud

[@LingtonTV]

This is genuinely the best series on KZbin I'd pay money to watch this regularly

[@ammster1234]

Dont give them ideas

[@JasonKifner]

Agreed. My rating has gone up 100 points this month and I had a nine game win streak. I credit this series.

[@makavelli1878]

@@JasonKifner i got a 10 series win streak becaus of this guy. He is greeeeeat

[@Phantom-ez4zv]

its the humor that makes it easy to learn

[@versluisf83]

That rxh3 prediction was hilarious!

[@ZiRo815]

Aman is very cleverly teaching when to diverge from the rules. He also casually plays choice moves that lead to instructive positions, leaving it for the viewer to work out (read: learn) because the learning takes place outside of the fundamentals. He's a great teacher, I'm enjoying watching.

[@gellertgrindelwald4720]

I believe Daniel Naroditsky's channel is the best channel for learn how to get better at chess. But this series is without any questions one of the most useful and valuable video series on youtube for someone to get better at chess.

[@xiaowei1]

Click like, then watch. Why, because you already know this is the best most fun series to watch!

[@arminpaul687]

Thank y’all for doing this series! Much appreciated

[@Stephen-N]

I'm new at 1100/1200 but I'm really getting into chess and videos like these make the noob develop so thank you. (My main issue is playing too fast and making stupid mistakes but the games I lose tends to be people playing great with 70/80%+ accuracy)

[@sanukayjayawardana9786]

I like how GM Aman does jokes :- 19:54

[@himantasaikia8724]

Aman makes chess seems so easy... Amazing Aman as always.

[@davidsaidov8308]

Pretty nice the first game where you allowed you to lose. It gives much to learn, thank you. Also, nice trap with bishop premoved, like it. Thanks for this kind of videos, I really enjoy it and get a lot to learn :3

[@liqritrs8391]

Pretty hard to beat stockfish

[@sami3125]

Still I was hoping knight G5 also considered for a move

[@E8oL4]

Love this series. Definitely a contender to the best educational content out there!

[@vladvaldez1649]

Man, you can do 10h videos like that to the rest of your life and I'll watch all of them for sure! Thanks for awesome content!

[@benjaminli3808]

Damn, that dude played amazingly

[@bfmvshinigami]

16:00 that looked like you gave your back up initially but got full mount in the end and grounded and pounded him!! well done.

[@edgeman1135]

This is such a great series, I've recommended it to loads of my friends. I love Naroditski's speedruns, but because he plays to the best of his ability he can never each anyone how to play when you are on the backfoot versus players at an intermediate skill level. Keep it up!

[@redeyeofthenightfall]

i love this series. has helped myself and other friends to gain 200-300 elo ytsucks for not promoting this more the algorithm will learn, eventually

[@inordirectional]

19:54 lmao, it feels so good when you counterfeit your opponent's plan with a trap like that. I believe they call it the blue ball counter-nut in the chess literature

[@BramSekreve]

I watch plenty of chess content but the video's of Aman are the only ones that make me laugh out loud, this guy can be so funny yet still educational. I love it.

[@johnp845]

Can someone please help me out here... At the 3:01 mark of the video white played Be3, so why did black retreat Bb6 (cuz if black took Be3, white would have had doubled up pawns on e3 and e4, which seems disadvantageous)? Or is it good for white cuz the f-file is then open for white's rook? Similarly, at the 3:16 mark of the video black played Be6, is that to open up the h-file for black's rook if white trades bishops? But at the 16:42 mark, Aman trades bishops, rather than sliding his bishop back to b3 ??? thanks for any insights!

[@arrenworden6226]

Regarding the first 2 I have a few key points. 1. Doubled pawns does not always mean a bad position 2. Here the doubled pawn is putting a lot of pressure on the centre 3. If black captures, it meant black spent 2 waste moves a. One developing the black bishop first b. Capturing the white bishop And white played only one move a. Developing the bishop 4. If white captures the bishop, black plays a7 takes by, this opens the black rook on the now semi-open a file 5. In some cases if white gets the semi-open f file, he can put some pressure on blacks king side (you'll never see it beyond 1200) And hopefully that helps you get a strong insight. Overall in lower level matches there are a lot of blunders. But past 1500 every tiny detail counts. A single pawn can be the difference between a win and a loss. Hope that helps. Edit : The open f file for the rook is more of a weakness to your king than it is an advantage to your rook. Once the game progresses it becomes a weakness you can't ignore. However, an open h file is extremely advantageous for a rook lift. Instant activation for your rook. Very strong for both the middle game and especially in the end game.

[@johnp845]

@@arrenworden6226 🙏

[@faznaz7455]

@@arrenworden6226 Actually both Bb6 and Bxe3 are fine objectively speaking. However, it’s not a good decision to take the bishop on e3 practically because white’s initiative and attack can get dangerous which requires precise play from black so in a practical sense this is harder to deal with especially in blitz format where you have to play moves quickly. Usually black aims to break on d5 and if need be protect f7 after taking on e3 (to gain space at cost of undoubling white pawns) which is necessary to prevent white from locking the centre which is beneficial for a kingside attack.

[@arrenworden6226]

@@faznaz7455 I would never have this position in a game ever. Very few people at higher levels go e4 e5. It mostly ends in a draw (ref. Candidates 2021) And white can't lock the centre. As black I can see so many possibilities to both a. Open the centre and b. Attack with a closed centre B6 and bx3 are both bad moves according to me. I can think of so many other alternatives. I'd mostly reroute my knight and try breaking in the centre maybe? Or just improve my position? But I usually don't play this as black and as white I respond with d4 directly. Also white can't go for a kingside attack. There's just no way. Unless your opponent makes a mistake. Not possible. Im not sure what your elo is so I can't really understand what kind of game you're going for.

[@faznaz7455]

@@arrenworden6226 Well you can guess my elo and i can tell you if you really wanted to know :) And your first paragraph makes half sense. It’s ridiculous to say that very few people play e4 at the higher levels when in fact it’s the most played move and e5 is either the most or second most common response (I can’t remember if c5 is chosen more or e5 but those are the top 2). So I don’t know what the hell you are talking about there. Playing e4 e5 is a very solid choice for black and black merely aims to get a safe position even if its drawish. Among the Super GM’s, the Berlin is the most popular choice of defence when faced with e4. And it’s also getting more popular amongst titled players. I’ve played the French and e4 e5 positions my entire life as both white and black. I’ve played the italian on both the white and black side too although choosing the 4 knights variation of the italian isn’t really ambitious at all and it’s not hard for black to equalise. If white wants to operate a kingside attack, they must deal with the potential threats in the centre and therefore white aims to lock the centre. Moves such as c4 Nc3 to clamp on the d5 square or attempting to stop black from playing d5 by putting pressure on e5 is how white normally manages to maintain initiative as black is responding to white’s play. A kingside attack is certainly plausible if white manages to stop black breaking through in the centre otherwise you just open up and weaken your king and normally with an open king if your opponent manages to find any source of counterplay then the rule of thumb is that the person attacking but with an open king cannot achieve better than a draw. This is true for the King’s indian and the g6 Ruy Lopez positions. Taking the bishop on e3 is a practical mistake although with perfect play you can still hold the position. White gets a lot of initiative on the semi open f file and can Rook lift to the g or h file or put the queen on g3 which makes putting a piece on f6 even more dangerous and of course playing f6 is a positional mistake. If you trade on e3 the ideal way to play is playing for d5 immediately as black followed by some sort of plan involving moving the queen to guard your own bishop to move to e6 and prevent damage to your pawn structure. If black manages to remain solid then white’s initiative just disappears as black improves its long term prospects which is ultimately a draw but black can be better in an endgame. The 4 knights is not something i would play as white at all.

[@stdkv]

Thank you, Aman. The educational videos might not be the most viewed ones, but they're very valuable and will remain in my memory for a long time.

[@vojtahavlik8984]

13:55 unless I'm getting force mated, I always have defense... Thanks Aman, that's like saying unless you are getting killed, you are alive

[@franciscobeaulieu1831]

Anam, budy I love your habits series! I've been following it since I'm 1000 and now I'm 1400. Thank u 4 everything, blessings from Panamá.

[@LFSPharaoh]

19:23 one of my favorite moves from the whole series

[@beedissle994]

Love how Aman just nonchalantly just slowly moves his pieces with under 10 seconds on the clock!

[@RisitasKEKW]

26:50 best advice “it’s not difficult “

[@VishalThakur-hh4pm]

1:09 oh no his queen!

[@hyppis1482]

Great stuff! Really enjoyed the slow play and explaining the moves!

[@CharlesLumia]

That one dude was a beast! And of course the no trades dude was hilarious lol Great series!

[@AmongUsAcademy]

This is so fun to watch. I’m addicted. Especially that time you said the guy was “jerking it” thinking about taking that pawn, then boom your queen takes his free rook 😂

[@michaelsorochev1357]

Taking a break from the candidates to watch this! Finally my ELO is here!!

[@BobfromSydney]

@19:25 Aman premoves the queen and then even premoves the KO as well.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Following this & still not quite on board but the rules have expanded significantly (such as Ruleset 3’s know advanced tactics and know all basic openings & responses - yikes!). At 9:47 it’s any other move by black then put your D pawn in the center, but at 26:58 an exception, and you reference a previous video in the series... I’m assuming that a previous Caro-Kann game as white explains why & will have to look for it because I simply don’t remember. Thx so much for this series!

[@Road2Med]

love this series. You should release more of the full sessions on the extra channel

[@yairbeatmax]

The best speedrun there is to watch, all other people just destroy their opponents and play moves a beginner would never find

[@revimfadli4666]

Also one with applicable rules of thumb, instead of just specific examples you might not find later on in your own games

[@epictetuscasanova]

Loving this series, games, instructing and commentary is great 👍. Has me chuckling too haha

[@that_onearmguyyy4618]

i'm a elo of 1700 and love this stuff you're a great teacher keep it up have a positive and productive oneeeeeeeeeee

[@DerickMasai]

For the algorithm! (The last opponent hanging the queen at the end was hilarious too. If I had to guess, he watched one video on the Danish Gambit and got the position with the pawn then he was just like "Now what?")

[@othmanechchelh9339]

Great video and your very intertaining too Aman ! I love your vibe I love your energy ! Thanks for the good moment.

[@aidanklassen1572]

I love this series and aman so much!

[@jul-4025]

Always a nice watch ++ Was dying laughing at that last game haha

[@arnoldpawikan8186]

Damn! This series is a wake up call for me. I was 1500+ almost 1600 then i started playing the “habits”, came down to 1200! Turns out im relying/winning because of tricks, gambits and open prep! Now i have to develop my own instincts!

[@hgrowling]

Well how has it gone ?

[@arnoldpawikan8186]

@@hgrowling stopped playing chess, focus on real life and study. 1800 - 1900, but if i play now i will definitely go down to 1600-1700.

[@jamesmunroe6558]

Terrific series, and also funny as hell! Thanks for the education and the entertainment, from a fellow Canuck!

[@JohnSmith-ul2ce]

Queen c8 and then h3 pre move blew my mind. So simple but so telegraphed

[@devfish3329]

Game 6 had me in stitches. Fantastic content

[@RSully2010]

Great series! thanks for the lessons

[@TheJayMoses]

These are such gold!! Thank you!!

[@lemonadas9888]

that Game 2 was so hilarious... Great content from both of u guys :)

[@richardr86]

Just found this series in 2024 and love it!

[@davidhuang5452]

this would be the best chess series to exist if Eric also did his take on building habits

[@smashthisegg]

Informative and super entertaining. Thanks Aman!

[@13lueOrange]

I didn't think I could have fun and laugh watching chess. Thanks Aman for making this so entertaining!

[@wemustknowK]

This is golden. Thank you. This is the way i like to learn.

[@watteau6646]

Flock of Seagulls was a great band. I didn't know the lead singer was also a grandmaster. Impressive!

[@kainener703]

Another banger! You make it look so easy 😭. Sitting around 1400 and it’s harder than it looks but this stuff helps!

[@tabularasa9576]

Dont cry

[@arthurwieczorek4894]

4:20. I use to call this B×P move 'displacement' but I now think 'undermining' is a better term.

[@sebastianboltz736]

Thats literally me in the intro lmao. You know what, I'm going to watch the whole series and hopefully not fall for stuff like that again.

[@rikkatakanashi8767]

22:14 What if the opponent plays Qh4 instead of Bb7? threatening mate with Qh2 while forking the hanging bishop on e4?

[@pedroalbuquerque1893]

Not even 5 minutes into the video. Had to stop to hit that like button. Great content!

[@michaelroble4834]

This is really good content for me. I appreciate your teaching style, it really does enhance how I think about the game at my 1550 level. I’d subscribe to training vids if you plan on producing them. Subscriber since 2019!

[@Kandyman2081]

Definitely very informative, would like to utilize this in a chess club I’m helping to start (with attribution of course). Although, I did notice the words capitalized in red NO SACRIFICES and he sacrifices his knight a few times... but I think we can all agree in chess there aren’t usually hard-and-fast rules that apply 100% of the time for how to play, there is some common sense applications.

[@Frestho]

Lmao the end of game 3 was hilarious

[@QK5364]

18:55 isn't g3 more forcing? mate is guarded and the queen is being attacked

[@mikes1984]

im stuck around 1000, tried the lessons in the video, stopped sacrificing, stopped gambits, and now winning most games

[@ivanaldal]

Thanks for the video Aman

[@xanbex8324]

Very useful Aman...thanks!

[@abellematheux7632]

I play the Caro-Kann and I would have been tricked by his trap in the intro game x'D

[@00carl46]

Loved the video Mole

[@aprendizadosupervisionado.854]

9:42 the best!!

[@asnfduoqbweuoq]

Commenting for the algorithm. Thanks Aman!

[@sparkoceanic]

19:16 lol. I always fall for stuff like this

[@Andre24-10]

Chessbrah strikes again!

[@NathanBall18]

game 2 was like the rumble in the jungle, classic rope a dope

[@frankbrowniii3057]

Thank You for all of the Great Tips.

[@mikegaudry]

I love how Aman gets in the brain of his opponent

[@dobletroubleify]

very helpful video thank you

[@lohitgoyal8560]

Love this series man.

[@darrenwallace4422]

Pure gold Aman. Get him outtta here!

[@wsbull78]

Watching this series it looks like the Caro is played a ton. I haven't faced it since watching this!

[@zada4a]

5:26 what happens if he just moves queen back to h5 and then h3? He can force a draw there? Surely he would if he knew he was playing Aman, but maybe he thought he has a winning position so why draw... But someone tell me wasnt this easy to draw or am I missing something ?

[@Ryukuss]

i really like this series so far!

[@Keep701]

As a predominantly Caro Kann player, I felt personally attacked by this video.

[@jackshannon5366]

I've jumped 100 rating points after watching this series a few days ago. It just made me realise that I don't have to try and find the best move every time I always have a simple candidate as backup following the rules if I don't see a tactic or not in opening theory. Aman talks about the opening prep that he's gone through with chat, where can I find this? Edit: Someone has compiled the opening repertoire into a pgn on the chessbrah discord, very useful!

[@pascaltomasovic3586]

i was waiting for this video 🤩

[@tatasteelcoughchess5236]

Thanks. You always make my Day better :)